A message on Matthew 25:31-46 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on November 21-22, 2020.

Jesus has ransomed us with his life. He has paid the price for our sins. He now gives us a tremendous responsibility until he returns. He entrusts our lives back to us that we might live for him. So what will you do with that responsibility? Will you see your life as a daily living sacrifice of thanksgiving for God’s mercy? Or will you bury the opportunity that Christ is giving you? God does not expect us to go through religious motions or self-righteous effort. Rather God wants us to live lives of love for him and for our neighbor, whomever that might be. We understand that he is our gracious Master, and we are his beloved servants graciously entrusted with a life of faithful service to him. As Christ gives us opportunity and strength, we faithfully put to use in God’s service what he has entrusted to us until he returns.

The Bible reading for this message is Matthew 25:14-30.

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This message is Part 3 in the series Ready for the End.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

A message on Matthew 25:1-13 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on November 7-8, 2020.

What awaits saints weary from the struggles of cross and temptation? Jesus fills our hearts with hope and strength. He calls us blessed even in the face of suffering and persecution and mourning in our lives. Jesus can make such bold statements of blessing because he knows the eternity of his grace that awaits his faithful people in heaven. Like reading the last chapter of a book, Jesus takes the mystery out of a life filled with sorrow by showing us the end, the outcome of life lived trusting in God’s strength. Heaven is ours. All the weak children of God can rejoice and be glad because Christ has made his blessed saints!

The Bible reading for this message is Matthew 5:1-12.

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This message is Part 1 in the series Ready for the End.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

A Reformation message on Matthew 10:16-23 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on October 24-25, 2020.

In a world so focused on the here and now, we are frequently tempted to look at the gospel—the good news of Jesus—as something ancient and irrelevant for others. Yet today we are reminded through the gospel work of St. Luke, that the good news of Jesus that he recorded centuries ago is just as necessary and relevant for people today. In fact, Luke’s gospel is the same that we have been commissioned by Christ to take to people we know and love. May God richly bless you as the good news of Jesus goes out through you!

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-49.

Text for this message can be found here. Some of the thoughts and language from this message were received with thanks from Pr. Johnold Strey.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

You don’t deserve to be here. Neither do I. In fact, none of us deserves to be here. Yet our heavenly Father in jaw-dropping love has brought us here in spite of who we are, what we have done, or what our background is. By grace, he has made each of us part of his family through faith in our Savior Jesus. Now there are many others who need to hear that call, many others whom the Lord wants to bring into his family. So the Lord calls every believer—every one of us—to share his good news with other people in our lives. Favoritism, prejudice, and discrimination tempt us to withhold that invitation. Yet the Lord calls us to love as he has loved us, inviting whomever he brings into our lives to enjoy his indiscriminate, unconditional, amazing love as part of his beloved family.

The Bible reading for this message is Isaiah 25:6-9.

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This message is Part 6 in the series: Love in Action: How Christ's Love Makes Us Love.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

A message on Matthew 21:33-43 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on October 3-4, 2020.

How quickly I forget who I really am! I think my opinion carries more importance and weight than that of others. In my own eyes, I consider myself superior to __________. Rather than build up, I tear down. Rather than encourage, I mock. Rather than seeking what is best for my neighbor, I seek to demonstrate superiority over them…or at least I think that in my mind. On his deathbed, Martin Luther wrote, “We are beggars. That is true.” Before God, I am nothing, but a selfish, sniveling, worthless beggar corrupted to the core with sin. I deserve nothing, but death and consequences for my guilt. Yet Christ, who truly is important as true God, humbly laid aside his glory and power to make me something in his eyes. Why? Because he loves me. Humbled by his richly undeserved love, I humbly love others in my life.

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This message is Part 4 in the series: Love in Action: How Christ's Love Makes Us Love.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

A message on Jonah 3:10-4:11 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on September 19-20, 2020.